3 in Finance

1/30: Omnitron Sensors (Los Angeles, CA), a developer of MEMS sensors for autonomous navigation and advanced driver assistance systems, raises $40 million in Series A1 funding, led by Corriente Advisors, with participation from Gaingels and L’ATTITUDE Ventures. (Link)

1/20: Edge Autonomy (San Luis Obispo, CA), a provider of unmanned aircraft vehicles for the government and private companies, announces acquisition by Redwire (NYS: RDW) for $925 million. (Link)

1/7: TTTech Auto (Vienna, Austria), a developer of safety software for autonomous vehicles, announces acquisition by NXP Semiconductors (NAS: NXPI) for $625 million. (Link)

3 for Fun

Waymo announces plans to expand robotaxis to 10 more cities, including San Diego and Las Vegas. (Link)

Nvidia’s AV platform, Drive Hyperion, passes key safety assessments for autonomous vehicles. (Link)

May Mobility, in partnership with Tecnobus, unveils high-capacity electric autonomous minibus. (Link)

Big movers — month over month stock performance

Arbe Robotics gains 38%; Xiaopeng gains 25%; Symbotic gains 24%

Ouster falls 18%; Mobileye falls 17%; Aeva falls 11%